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Intel Core i7-990X vs Apple A18 Pro
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-990X
19 %
6C / 12T · 3.73 GHz
Apple A18 Pro
100 %
6C / 6T · 4.04 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-990X
38 %
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
Apple A18 Pro
100 %
6C / 6T · 4.04 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-990X | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i7 900 (4) | Apple A18 (2) |
| Architecture | Gulftown | Donan |
| Technology | 32 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | LGA 1366 | |
| Predecessor | Apple A17 Pro | |
| Successor | Apple A19 Pro |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i7-990X | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 6 / 6 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 6x 3.46 - 3.73 GHz |
2x Donan P-Core 0.70 - 4.04 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Donan E-Core 0.74 - 2.30 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 1.50 MB | 20.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | 24.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i7-990X | Apple A18 Pro |
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| GPU name | no iGPU | Apple A18 Pro (6 GPU Cores) |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.68 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 24 / 768 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 1 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB | |
| Technology | 3 nm | |
| Release date | Q3/2024 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i7-990X | Apple A18 Pro |
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| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-990X | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-7500 (60.0 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory channels | 3 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i7-990X | Apple A18 Pro |
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| TDP | 130 W | 12 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-990X | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | iOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv9-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q3/2024 |
| Release price | 1059 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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